feat(self-managed): Tier-2 quorum resilience + HA operator docs (#989) - #1679
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughHigh-availability configuration now supports three self-managed modes. Helmfile wires replica counts, placement, disruption budgets, quorum settings, and JetStream replication. Tests validate rendering, and documentation describes deployment and recovery behavior. ChangesSelf-managed high availability
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Operator
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Operator->>Helmfile: select highAvailability.mode
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HAHelpers->>ServiceCharts: provide replicas, affinity, topology, and PDB settings
ServiceCharts->>Kubernetes: render HA workloads and disruption budgets
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#988) highAvailability.mode enum (none/ha-preferred/ha-enforced) mapped through global.yaml.gotmpl to chart values for the stateless and hot-path tiers: replicaCount, hostname pod anti-affinity, zone topology spread, PDBs (including a new nvcf-api PDB template), and a surge rolling-update strategy. Default mode: none leaves single-node installs unchanged. Closes #986, #987, #988.
Tier-2 quorum pod anti-affinity (Cassandra/NATS/OpenBao), soft/hard by mode. NATS JetStream RF=2 wired via env on the stream creators (nvcf-api, invocation). Cassandra already uses NetworkTopologyStrategy + LOCAL_QUORUM (documented). Adds docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md operator guide. Part of epic #985.
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In `@deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl`:
- Around line 143-147: Update the ha-enforced nvcf.ha.tier2Affinity call to
accept each chart’s quorum peer selector labels instead of matching only
app.kubernetes.io/instance. Use app.kubernetes.io/name=openbao and
component=server for OpenBao, and pass the corresponding peer-label selectors
for NATS and Cassandra so injector, nats-box, and other non-quorum pods are
excluded.
- Around line 360-363: Update the HA OpenBao values mapping around the
highAvailability.openbao.ha fields so it also renders disruptionBudget with
enabled true and maxUnavailable 1 when HA is enabled, preserving the existing
replica settings and non-HA defaults.
In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md`:
- Around line 38-40: Update the prerequisite wording in the HA modes
documentation to clarify that three schedulable nodes are required for the
intended replica spread, while ha-preferred may co-locate replicas when capacity
is limited and ha-enforced requires capacity for distinct-node placement.
- Around line 159-166: Update the Multi-AZ documentation to state that the
Cassandra chart uses datacenter ncp and assigns racks r1–r3 from StatefulSet pod
ordinals, independent of Kubernetes zone labels. Document the required
rack-to-AZ mapping and zone-aware scheduling configuration, and avoid claiming
automatic cross-AZ replica placement based only on node AZ labels or hostname
anti-affinity.
- Line 1: Move the High Availability guide into the current docs/user
documentation tree, remove its link from the frozen docs/v0.6.1/index.md, and
add the guide to docs/user/index.md and the current navigation in
fern/versions/dev.yml.
- Around line 152-162: Update the Cassandra consistency configuration so
single-DC deployments use QUORUM while multi-AZ deployments use LOCAL_QUORUM,
and apply the topology-aware value to the event-ledger and other Cassandra
clients in the self-managed stack. Then revise the high-availability guide’s
consistency descriptions and availability claims to match the new wiring.
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In the NATS Helm chart version 1.3.15, the nats-box deployment and its associated pods are configured using the standard label helpers provided in the chart's template library [1]. The app.kubernetes.io/instance label for the nats-box is defined within the natsBox.selectorLabels template in _helpers.tpl as {{.Release.Name }} [1]. This ensures that the label value corresponds to the Helm release name used when installing the chart [1]. Specifically, the relevant label definitions are as follows: - natsBox.selectorLabels: This template defines the selector labels used by the nats-box Deployment and Pods, which include: - app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "nats.name". }} - app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{.Release.Name }} - app.kubernetes.io/component: nats-box [1] These labels are consistent with the standard Kubernetes recommended labels and the chart's overall label strategy [1]. By utilizing the Release Name for app.kubernetes.io/instance, the nats-box correctly identifies its association with the specific Helm release, consistent with other resources managed by the same chart [1]. If you observe the nats-box being inadvertently selected by the primary NATS Service, it is often because the Service selector relies on these common instance labels, which are shared across components in the default configuration [2].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/nats-io/k8s/blob/main/helm/charts/nats/templates/_helpers.tpl
- 2: GitHub issue 582 in nats-io/k8s (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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In the OpenBao Helm chart version 0.28.3, the labels app.kubernetes.io/instance and component: server (or component: webhook for the injector) are utilized within Kubernetes resource selectors and pod affinity definitions to identify and manage the chart's components [1][2][3]. Specifically: 1. Pod Affinity: The chart defines pod anti-affinity rules for both the injector and the server components using these labels [1][3]. The injector uses app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{.Release.Name }} and component: webhook [1][2], while the server uses app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{.Release.Name }} and component: server [1][3]. 2. Resource Selectors: Kubernetes resources like Services and MutatingWebhookConfigurations use these labels in their selectors to correctly identify the pods they manage [4][5]. For example, the injector service uses a selector that includes app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{.Release.Name }} and component: webhook to target the appropriate injector pods [4]. These labels follow standard Helm and Kubernetes best practices for identifying components of an application release, ensuring that services and scheduling policies target only the pods belonging to a specific deployment [6][4].
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- 1: https://github.com/openbao/openbao-helm/blob/main/charts/openbao/README.md
- 2: https://github.com/rancher/partner-charts/tree/main-source/charts/openbao/openbao/0.28.3
- 3: https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/openbao/openbao
- 4: https://github.com/rancher/partner-charts/blob/main-source/charts/openbao/openbao/0.27.2/templates/injector-service.yaml
- 5: https://github.com/rancher/partner-charts/blob/main-source/charts/openbao/openbao/0.27.2/templates/injector-mutating-webhook.yaml
- 6: https://github.com/openbao/openbao-helm/blob/main/charts/openbao/values.yaml
Scope nvcf.ha.tier2Affinity to quorum peer labels.
In the ha-enforced branch, this helper emits required hostname anti-affinity using only app.kubernetes.io/instance. The OpenBao server receives openbao-server, which the injector Deployment also uses, and the stack configures two injector replicas. The NATS release similarly includes enabled nats-box pods with the nats instance label. These non-quorum pods can make quorum peers remain Pending.
Pass each chart’s peer selector labels to the helper. For OpenBao, use app.kubernetes.io/name: openbao and component: server; the chart uses component, not app.kubernetes.io/component. Apply the corresponding peer labels for NATS and Cassandra.
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In `@deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl` around lines 143 - 147, Update
the ha-enforced nvcf.ha.tier2Affinity call to accept each chart’s quorum peer
selector labels instead of matching only app.kubernetes.io/instance. Use
app.kubernetes.io/name=openbao and component=server for OpenBao, and pass the
corresponding peer-label selectors for NATS and Cassandra so injector, nats-box,
and other non-quorum pods are excluded.
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| {{- if $haEnabled }} | ||
| enabled: {{ dig "highAvailability" "openbao" "ha" "enabled" true .Values }} | ||
| replicas: {{ dig "highAvailability" "openbao" "ha" "replicas" 3 .Values }} | ||
| {{- end }} |
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Map the HA OpenBao disruption budget. When HA mode is active, the template renders three Raft replicas but still passes openbao.server.ha.disruptionBudget.enabled: false. The OpenBao chart supports these PDB fields, so a voluntary node drain can evict two of three Raft pods and lose quorum. Select the HA-specific budget and set maxUnavailable: 1.
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ha:
{{- if $haEnabled }}
enabled: {{ dig "highAvailability" "openbao" "ha" "enabled" true .Values }}
replicas: {{ dig "highAvailability" "openbao" "ha" "replicas" 3 .Values }}
{{- end }}
+ {{- if $haEnabled }}
+ {{- with dig "highAvailability" "openbao" "ha" "disruptionBudget" dict .Values }}
+ disruptionBudget:
+ {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+ {{- end }}
+ {{- else }}
{{- with dig "openbao" "server" "ha" "disruptionBudget" dict .Values }}
disruptionBudget:
{{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
{{- end }}
+ {{- end }}Add this default under highAvailability.openbao.ha:
disruptionBudget:
enabled: true
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In `@deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl` around lines 360 - 363, Update
the HA OpenBao values mapping around the highAvailability.openbao.ha fields so
it also renders disruptionBudget with enabled true and maxUnavailable 1 when HA
is enabled, preserving the existing replica settings and non-HA defaults.
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Move the HA guide to the current documentation tree.
docs/v*/ is frozen. Current customer documentation belongs under docs/user/, and current navigation is defined in fern/versions/dev.yml. Move the guide to docs/user/high-availability.md, remove the link from docs/v0.6.1/index.md, and add the guide to docs/user/index.md and fern/versions/dev.yml. Otherwise, current operators cannot discover it through the current documentation navigation.
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md` at line 1, Move the High Availability guide
into the current docs/user documentation tree, remove its link from the frozen
docs/v0.6.1/index.md, and add the guide to docs/user/index.md and the current
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| Both HA modes require **at least 3 schedulable nodes** in the pool(s) that host | ||
| control-plane and quorum workloads. The quorum services (Cassandra, NATS, | ||
| OpenBao) run 3 replicas that must land on 3 distinct nodes. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Correct the prerequisite wording for ha-preferred.
ha-preferred uses preferred placement and can co-locate replicas when capacity is limited. Therefore, “Both HA modes require at least 3 schedulable nodes” conflicts with the behavior described on Line 23. State that three nodes are required for the intended spread, while ha-enforced requires capacity for distinct-node placement.
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md` around lines 38 - 40, Update the
prerequisite wording in the HA modes documentation to clarify that three
schedulable nodes are required for the intended replica spread, while
ha-preferred may co-locate replicas when capacity is limited and ha-enforced
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| The Cassandra keyspaces are created with `NetworkTopologyStrategy` and a | ||
| replication factor equal to `highAvailability.cassandra.replicaCount` (3 under | ||
| HA), and the control-plane services read/write at `LOCAL_QUORUM`. This is the | ||
| correct configuration for both single-DC and multi-AZ deployments: | ||
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| - **Single datacenter:** RF=3 with `LOCAL_QUORUM` tolerates the loss of one | ||
| replica for reads and writes. | ||
| - **Multi-AZ:** because replicas are placed with `NetworkTopologyStrategy`, | ||
| labelling nodes by rack/AZ makes Cassandra distribute the 3 replicas across | ||
| AZs automatically; `LOCAL_QUORUM` then keeps the cluster available through the | ||
| loss of a single AZ. |
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Make Cassandra consistency topology-aware. The self-managed stack renders LOCAL_QUORUM for event-ledger and other Cassandra clients in both single-DC and multi-AZ deployments. Add topology-specific wiring that uses QUORUM for single-DC deployments and LOCAL_QUORUM for multi-AZ deployments, then update this guide to match.
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md` around lines 152 - 162, Update the
Cassandra consistency configuration so single-DC deployments use QUORUM while
multi-AZ deployments use LOCAL_QUORUM, and apply the topology-aware value to the
event-ledger and other Cassandra clients in the self-managed stack. Then revise
the high-availability guide’s consistency descriptions and availability claims
to match the new wiring.
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| - **Multi-AZ:** because replicas are placed with `NetworkTopologyStrategy`, | ||
| labelling nodes by rack/AZ makes Cassandra distribute the 3 replicas across | ||
| AZs automatically; `LOCAL_QUORUM` then keeps the cluster available through the | ||
| loss of a single AZ. | ||
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| No stack change is required to select the strategy — it is | ||
| `NetworkTopologyStrategy` in all cases. To get true cross-AZ placement, ensure | ||
| the Cassandra nodes carry AZ labels (see the prerequisites above). |
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Document the Cassandra-to-AZ topology mapping.
The Cassandra chart fixes the datacenter to ncp and assigns racks from the StatefulSet pod ordinal (r1–r3). Kubernetes zone labels do not affect either value. The HA stack adds only hostname anti-affinity, so replicas can remain in one AZ while NetworkTopologyStrategy distributes them across ordinal-based racks. Document the required rack/AZ mapping and zone-aware scheduling before claiming cross-AZ placement.
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md` around lines 159 - 166, Update the Multi-AZ
documentation to state that the Cassandra chart uses datacenter ncp and assigns
racks r1–r3 from StatefulSet pod ordinals, independent of Kubernetes zone
labels. Document the required rack-to-AZ mapping and zone-aware scheduling
configuration, and avoid claiming automatic cross-AZ replica placement based
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…until Envoy Keep invocation-service and grpc-proxy at a single replica under highAvailability, pending Envoy support in the self-hosted stack. Worker callbacks are per-pod host-bound; multi-replica scaling is deferred per the #987/#989 review until Envoy is available. - global.yaml.gotmpl: pin both to replicaCount 1 under HA; drop the HA PodDisruptionBudget for them (a minAvailable:1 PDB on a singleton blocks drains); keep anti-affinity/zone-spread (no-ops at 1 replica). - base.yaml: document the deferral in the highAvailability.stateless comment. - ha-value-wiring.sh: assert both stay single-replica with no HA PDB under ha-preferred.
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🟠 Major · Map the HA hot-path PDB for natsAuthCalloutService.
deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl:502-503
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winMap the HA hot-path PDB for
natsAuthCalloutService.This HA branch sets replicas and placement, but it never reads
highAvailability.hotPath.podDisruptionBudget. A configured HA PDB therefore does not reach this chart, unlike therateLimiterHA path.Proposed fix
{{- with include "nvcf.ha.statelessTopologySpread" (dict "Values" .Values "instance" "nats-auth-callout-service") }} {{- . | nindent 2 }} {{- end }} + {{- if $haEnabled }} + {{- with dig "highAvailability" "hotPath" "podDisruptionBudget" dict .Values }} + podDisruptionBudget: + {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }} + {{- end }} + {{- end }}The PR objectives require a PDB for hot-path services.
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🟡 Minor · Apply the HA stateless replica override to llmApiGateway.
deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl:1276
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winApply the HA stateless replica override to
llmApiGateway.When HA is enabled,
llmApiGateway.replicaCountstill defaults to3throughaddons.llm.gateway.replicaCount. The HA contract and documentation definellm-api-gatewayas a stateless service usinghighAvailability.stateless.replicaCount, whose default is2. The current HA test does not check the gateway replica count.Proposed fix
- replicaCount: {{ dig "addons" "llm" "gateway" "replicaCount" 3 .Values }} + replicaCount: {{ if $haEnabled }}{{ include "nvcf.ha.statelessReplicaCount" .Values }}{{ else }}{{ dig "addons" "llm" "gateway" "replicaCount" 3 .Values }}{{ end }}🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md`:
- Around line 225-230: Update the NATS recovery statement in the
high-availability documentation to accurately describe RF=2 JetStream streams:
loss of either stream replica removes the stream group's quorum and prevents
writes, despite the three-member NATS cluster quorum. Either specify RF=3 for
tolerating one replica loss or state that RF=2 streams may become unavailable
during that failure.
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In `@deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl`:
- Around line 502-503: Update the natsAuthCalloutService HA configuration
alongside replicaCount and placement to map
highAvailability.hotPath.podDisruptionBudget into the chart’s PDB configuration,
matching the existing rateLimiter HA path and preserving configured hot-path PDB
values.
- Line 1276: Update the llmApiGateway replicaCount configuration to use the HA
stateless replicaCount from highAvailability.stateless.replicaCount, preserving
the documented default of 2 instead of the addons.llm.gateway value. Extend the
existing HA test to assert the llm-api-gateway replica count.
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| - **Single node loss:** Multi-replica stateless and hot-path Deployments keep | ||
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In NATS JetStream, a replication factor of 2 (R=2) is not recommended because it provides no significant benefit for fault tolerance and does not effectively support quorum requirements during server failures [1][2][3]. Official NATS documentation specifies that for a cluster to maintain high availability and survive server failures, it must be able to form a majority (quorum) of its members [4][5]. A quorum is defined as more than half of the members (specifically, 1/2 cluster size + 1) [5]. Key points regarding replication and server failures: - Quorum Requirements: Because JetStream uses the Raft consensus algorithm, it requires a majority of nodes to be reachable to commit writes [6][7][5]. In a system with only 2 replicas, if one server fails, you are left with only one remaining node [6][4]. This single node cannot form a majority (which requires 2 out of 2), causing writes to block and the stream to stop accepting new messages [4][8]. - R=3 as the Production Standard: NATS recommends a minimum replication factor of R=3 for production environments [6][7][4]. With three replicas, a quorum of two is required [7][4]. This configuration allows the cluster to tolerate the loss of any single server while maintaining a majority to continue serving both reads and writes without data loss [6][7][4]. - Even-numbered Replica Counts: NATS documentation explicitly advises against using even-numbered replication factors like R=2 or R=4 [6][4][8]. Even counts offer no additional fault tolerance compared to the odd number below them (e.g., R=4 provides the same failure tolerance as R=3) while increasing resource costs and complexity [6][1][4]. For reliable operation, NATS consistently recommends using an odd number of servers (typically 3 or 5) and setting the stream replication factor to 3 [4][5].
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- 1: https://github.com/nats-io/nats.docs/blob/master/nats-concepts/jetstream/README.md
- 2: GitHub issue 266 in nats-io/nats.docs (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 3: https://www.bookstack.cn/read/nats-2.10-en/nats-concepts-jetstream-readme.md
- 4: https://docs.nats.io/learn/topologies/jetstream-in-a-cluster.md
- 5: https://github.com/nats-io/nats.docs/blob/master/running-a-nats-service/configuration/clustering/jetstream_clustering/README.md
- 6: https://docs.nats.io/learn/jetstream/surviving-node-loss.md
- 7: https://docs.nats.io/learn/clustering/replication-and-r3
- 8: https://docs.nats.io/learn/topologies/jetstream-in-a-cluster
Correct the NATS recovery claim.
An RF=2 stream has a two-member JetStream Raft group. If either stream replica fails, the group loses quorum and cannot accept writes. The three-member NATS cluster quorum does not preserve the stream group's quorum. Use RF=3 to tolerate one stream-replica loss, or state that RF=2 streams can become unavailable during that failure. (JetStream clustering documentation)
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In `@docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md` around lines 225 - 230, Update the NATS
recovery statement in the high-availability documentation to accurately describe
RF=2 JetStream streams: loss of either stream replica removes the stream group's
quorum and prevents writes, despite the three-member NATS cluster quorum. Either
specify RF=3 for tolerating one replica loss or state that RF=2 streams may
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Part of the Self-Hosted Control-Plane Resiliency epic (#985). Closes #989.
Stacked on #996 (Tier-1). Base is
shobham/986-high-availabilityso the diff stays clean; retarget tomainonce #996 merges.What this PR does (Tier-2 data durability + placement, and docs)
Tier-2 quorum pod anti-affinity — Cassandra, NATS, and OpenBao peers get hostname pod anti-affinity (per
app.kubernetes.io/instance) so the 3 quorum members land on distinct nodes. FollowshighAvailability.mode:ha-preferred→ preferred/soft,ha-enforced→ required/hard. Gated byhighAvailability.tier2.podAntiAffinity.enabled(default on). OpenBao's upstream hard anti-affinity (disabled for single-node installs) is re-enabled soft/hard by mode.NATS JetStream RF=2 —
highAvailability.nats.jetstream.replicaFactor(default 2) is wired via env onto the two services that create JetStream streams:nvcf-api(NVCF_NATS_REPLICAS, Springnvcf.nats.replicas) andinvocation-service(NATS_PROPERTIES__REPLICAS). Both are config-driven — no application code change. Off undermode: none.Cassandra durability — no change required: keyspaces are already created with
NetworkTopologyStrategyat RF =replicaCount(3 under HA) and the control-plane services already read/write atLOCAL_QUORUM. This is documented in the new HA guide.HA operator docs — new
docs/v0.6.1/high-availability.md(linked from the index): mode enum, node/AZ label + dedicated node-pool prerequisites, per-tier behavior, NATS RF and Cassandra durability, validation commands, and RTO/failure notes.Testing
make testindeploy/stacks/self-managed(all green), includingha-value-wiring.shwhich now asserts:mode: noneand present (soft) underha-preferred/ required underha-enforcedfor Cassandra/NATS/OpenBao.noneand= "2"underha-preferredfor bothnvcf-apiandinvocation-service.Summary by CodeRabbit
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